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New Zealand
While all eyes are on New Zealand-bred gelding Ka Ying Rising ahead of Sunday’s Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), his compatriot Flying Ace has made a late bid to cause an upset in the Sha Tin feature. Flying Ace was initially on standby for the race
Breeding
Progeny of Highview-based stallion Wrote bookended the card on LONGINES International Jockeys Championship (IJC) night at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Chill Chibi was successful in the Class 2 Japan Handicap (1800m) while The Azure broke maiden ranks in the Australia Handicap (1650m), and became his sire’s sixth winner
New Zealand
Leading Australian jockey Luke Currie will make his first appearance in New Zealand with seven rides on Saturday’s Group One card at Trentham. Currie has ridden more than 1450 winners in his homeland, 13 of them at Group One level. He is perhaps best known for his association with
New Zealand
Pearl Of Alsace is in foal and entering the final few weeks of her racing career, but trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray hope a return to her favourite track might allow her to cap her CV with a Group One breakthrough. The six-year-old will line up in
International
New Zealand has a strong association with the Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), and Kiwi-bred gelding Antino will be out to continue that record at Sha Tin on Sunday. New Zealand-bred or sourced horses have won five of the last seven editions of the race, with
New Zealand
No star has shone brighter in the thoroughbred racing world this year than New Zealand-bred gelding Ka Ying Rising, and trainer David Hayes is hoping he can assume the mantle of the world’s best sprinter when he heads to Sha Tin on Sunday. The four-year-old son
New Zealand
Trentham has been a happy hunting ground for Town Cryer(NZ) (Tavistock) with the exception of last year’s Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m), and 12 months later, the mare is back for redemption. As an on-speed runner, Town Cryer went straight to the lead in the 2023
Australia
Daniel Stackhouse is banking on It’s A Wild Night(NZ) (Vanbrugh) providing him a maiden win in the Ballarat Cup. Daniel Stackhouse will look to parlay his recent good run of form into success in the Ballarat Cup. Stackhouse picks up the ride aboard It's A Wild
New Zealand
Lisa Allpress couldn’t have wished for a better return to the saddle at New Plymouth on Thursday, guiding home two winners from as many rides. Allpress suffered an fractured vertebra in a fall after the line at the Riccarton Synthetic meeting in early August, halting a fantastic start to
New Zealand
Impressive debutant Cheaha was the latest of Wexford Stables’ three-year-olds to step into the winner’s circle, and on Saturday at Ellerslie, five of his stablemates will take their place in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m). Cheaha, a son of Alabama Express, made five trial appearances prior
New Zealand
Robbie Patterson is confident One Bold Cat(NZ) (The Bold One) can be a major player this weekend in his pursuit for another top-flight title. The New Plymouth trainer has the six-year-old purring ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham and clearly
New Zealand
A crack at a major summer sprinting prize against the older horses hasn’t been ruled out for quality three-year-old Poetic Champion(NZ) (Super Seth). The stakes winning son of Super Seth is back in work and making good progress following a brief spring campaign that convinced trainer